The utility of screening for chlamydia at 34-36 weeks gestation.

Objective: To determine the utility of re-testing pregnant patients
Methods: After obtaining IRB approval, a chart review was conducted on patients seen at the University Ob/ Gyn office and Cabell OB/Gyn Clinic from May 2005-November 2007. Patients View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Prevalence of drug use in pregnant West Virginia patients.

Introduction: Substance abuse in pregnancy is of serious concern to society as well as health care providers caring for pregnant women and their infants. Various studies have suggested a prevalence of 10 -20%. This study used anonymous sampling of umbilical cord tissue to estimate the prevalence of substance abuse in West Virginia.

Characterization of babies discharged from Cabell Huntington Hospital during the calendar year 2005 with the diagnoses of neonatal abstinence syndrome.

Recent concern regarding the impact of maternal drug abuse on neonatal well being was the impetus for this retrospective cohort study of newborns diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome that were discharged from Cabell Huntington Hospital during the calendar year 2005. Medical records of the neonates and their mothers were analyzed for a variety of health related outcomes and healthcare cost. Forty-eight neonates were diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in 2005, forty of which required NICU assistance.